Bravo Wiggo / 初の英国人ツール勝者

Bradley Wiggins has become the first British winner in the history of the Tour de France. It was really exciting to watch him winning the individual time trial stage on day 19 – even when he knew he was the winner of the Tour, he did not stop pushing his bike faster!

This stamp is showing the Team pursuit, in which Wiggins won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, held at his home ground of the Manchester Velodrome. I am just imagining one of the three racers might be Wiggo. His career was built step by step since that time, adding mountain climbing skills on top of his talent in the time trial – a sport of solitary effort. After all of those endless trainings, team work and physical and psychological support, he has been drawn as a Bicycle Saint by howies!